Thousands of cattle have died in wildfires this year in Texas. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Shane Pennington, who manages Fields-Mahler Ranch near Canadian, Texas. Wildfires are still burning in the ...

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Wildfires are still burning in the Texas Panhandle. The Smokehouse Creek fire, the largest, has already burnt more than a million acres. So far, two people have died and thousands of cattle. Shane ...